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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-03
SCIENTIFIC THIEF.
New Way to Inspect the Contents of
Sealed EnVelopes

New Way to Inspect the Contents of
Sealed Envelopes
4 dispatch from Kansas City, Mo-. to the
Cincinnati Enquirer says; Post Office In
spector Stevens, of St Louis, has been in
the city some time looking for the causes Of
heavy losses which have been reported TO
Postmaster Shelly during the hast four
months. One peculiar fact is that postal
notes alone Were missing. This morning
United States Deputy Marshal Malloy, ar
rested l.. o. Wilson. a clerk at Station A,
Union Depot ON the charge Of opening let
tiers and taking money and postal notes
therefrom. Wilson was taken before Uni
tel States Commissioner Wylie, who post
poned his examination until tomorrow, US
Wilson Is expected 10 make q confession
which will implicate other Post-Officc en-.
ploycS Wilson confessed 10 the Dupuiy
Marshal that no had taken considerable
money and postal notes from letters. He
described the pIroccss of ascertaing a letters
contents as follows;
The end OF each envelope is pressed he
tween the thumb and foreGngcr several
times, and then dattened out, and number
of small holes made by a bojkin Then a
powerful magnifying glass is placed over
the holes, and. aS they are close torether.
the observer is able to inspect the contents
of the envelope. TX the folded end Of the
Enclosure j. presented 10 sight, the envelope
is again ilatteDed and a similar operation is
performed on the opposite end. until
the character Of the contents is
made known II either a postal
note or money is discovered, the letter
is put aside with others of like character,
md opened at leisure and destroyed. Ii
there is nothing in the cpiStle 10 warrant il
being tempered with, the envelope is lat-
tened out, and the edge or edges are care
fully gone over with piece Of rubber until
every trace Of the puncturing has been de
strOye1 The work IS done 50 skillfully that
Il would not be observed unless on careful
inspection.
II was noticed at the post Office that most
Of the complaints came from the west
bottoms, 50 two
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DECOY LETTERS,

one containing postal notes and the other
money, were sent from Kansas City to Sta
ton A, besides one letter without any valu-
able Enclosure The letters containing the
notes and money mysteriously disappeared.
Then the officials examined the other letter
and discovered that it had been punctured
Suspicion was at once directed TO Wilson
and Others, and when arrested, number OF
notes Were found in his possession.
Wilson, said Assistant Postmaster Pot
ter to a reporter, has only held the position
in Station \ for the last few months lie
was chosen from the list OF applicants who
successfully passed the civil service eXaml-
nation last winter, and seemed TO be capa-
bic man. As soon us he went into service
at that point the complaints began, ana 1t
Is possible that the populations extended
over the entire time of his employment.
Postal notes are cashed upon presentation,
and are as good as money. The officials
think that Wilson is the mere tool Of other
men, especially as none of the postal notes
were ever cashed by him or by any one i'll
the employ of the department. II IS I'M
possible for the officials to estimate the
amounts taken, as they think that not one
quarter of the amount has been reported TO
themn
Chief Clerk Boyce said: "All mail which
is not marked to the general post office goes
to station A. and is there assorted and sent
up to the general Office. So you see an i'm
mense amount of mail matter passes through
station A. The opportunity for stealing is
much more favorable ON that account. lt
is curious fact that although the postal
notes and money orders can be obtained
readily and cheaply people will persist in
inclosing money in letters. So it is impossi-
bic to estimate the amount stolen duringthe
past four months"
Wilson is a tail well-built man, with
pleasant face, and would be the last person
in the world to be taken for thief. Wilson
said to a reporter: Il have nothing to say
about the matter, as it will all be explained
at the trial "
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RED TAPE NOT POPULAR.

If the Legislature had TO vote on the new
constitution at two regular sessions it would
take at least three years before it could be.
come law, and the people would have to
wait that length of time and run the risk of
its being defeated by IA majority of the
native vote. They were fully determined
to have the constitution at once, and would
use force if necessary to get it signed and
let it be recognized subsequently as legal
through custom and adoption.
Mr.. Castle further said that, being per-
sonally acquainted with Secretary Whitney,
of the Navy Department, whom he visited
when recently in the East, he had written
privately to the Secretary, giving his
opinions upon affairs in Honolulu and stat
ing the feeling of the people and what they
were determined to do; also telling him that
be CASTLE thought there would be further
and serious trouble before affairs were set
tied He had written this to the Secretary
of the Navy because he was a personal
friend, and Mr.. Castle thought he should be
privately informed of the true situation and
the determination of the people.
YIELD OR BE KICKED.
king Kalakaua must yield" said Mr..
Castle in conclusion, ''or we will kick him
out. He is worse than useless
The steamer Mariposa sailed promptly to-
day, leaving behind some of the American
mail matter for Honolulu and Australia.
She received no subsidy from the American
government, and 50 would not wait for
their mails. The English portion for the
colonies she received on Thursday, and the
steamer was supposed to sail ate o'clock
Friday afternoon. AS to-day's overland
train was an hour late it prevented the
Eastern mails from connecting at the
proper time. It is thought that the delayed
portion may contain dispatches from Wash
ington TO the men -of-war and the American
Minister at Honolulu. If SO, they remain
here till the next steamer, leaving Aug. IS.
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KALAKAUA TO BE CoERCED.
A Honolulu Lawyer Thinks the People
Will Not Be Trifed With.

Will Not Be Trifled With.
A dispatch from San Francisco to the
New York Herald says; W. +. Castle, a
Honolulu lawyer, who said to-day that lie
had read the Herald interview with King
Kalakaua, remarked to your representative
new co V o to h his wV" Council aI i
act on their advice. OF late years the King
has packed the Privy Council with his own
friends, who have a majority and would
vote as he wished. If they decide against
the new constitution, Mr.. Castle said, the
people would adopt the same course as that
taken with the constitution of 1864, which
had been put into force by compulsion, and,
in his opinion, had always been Illegal; vet
it had become legal through adoption and
public recognition.
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Train leaving Savannah 7:a5 m, arriving at
Chattanooga 1855 D N, makes close connection
with n. C. s. L. for Sewanee, Monteagle,
Nashville, St Louis and Chicago
Train leaving Savannah at 7:O6 m Macon at
2:25 N and Atlanta at 500 p IN is fast train for
the East, and goes directly via Cleveland, car
rying through sleeper to Knoxville, making
close connection at Cleveland with train leaving
Chattanooga at 1000 pm.
Pullman sleepers leave as follows: Jesup at
ll:07 P m for CHATTANOOGA, Atlanta at 500 p m.
for Knoxville. Rome at 4:l0 p N, for Washing
ton via Lynchburg; Chattanooga at 1000 D IN
for Washington via Lynchburg; also one for
New York via Shenandoah Valley, and at $50
a IN for Washington via Lynchburg; Chatta-
nooga at 7:10 p m for Little Rock Brunswick at
$50 p In for Atlanta
B. W. WRENN. G. P. & A.,
Knoxville, Tenn.
L. j. ELLIS, A. G. P. A, Atlanta
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Sleeping cars win run between Waycross and
Macon, and WaycroSs and Montgomery.
G. A WHITEHEAD, WI. P. HARDEE
Gen. Pass Agt. Gen. Pass Agt
C. r r s. f & w Ry
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NoRTHyvARD.
SOUTHWARK.

sDaiiy between Savannah and Charleston.
fsundays only.
Train No. * makes no connection with Port
ttops only at NeulaSsee and Green Pond, and
connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, ard
for Allendale daily, except sunday. Trains y
Royal daily.
FOR ticlets sleeping car reservations and az
other information apply % Wa. bkEN,
Special Ticket Agent, - Ball street, ana az
Charleston aud Savannah railway ticket ofhca,
at Savannah. Florida AMI Western Railway
depot. Z. s. GADSDEN, Supt.
JgssE .. lisa
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NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Some of the Interesting Incidents OF
the Great Flood at Augusta Two
Men Have a Narrow Escape from
Perishing in the Torrent Near Wash
ington.
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TYBEE RAILROAD.
SAVANNAH And TYBEE RAILWAY.
Standard Time.
TYBEE RAILROAD.

4 OMMENCING SATURDAY, July 16, 1887, the
~ following schedule will be in effect:
No. g. No. /. No. 5. No. -
Lv. Sayan-
nah. 1890 am 800 pm 600 pm 9:5Opm
Ar Tybee las N i:15 p m 200 p m 11:O5 p N
No No. f. No. 6. No. So
Lv.Tybee. 700 am 4:O5 pm 915 pm s:0Opm
Ar Savan-
nah. Sis 5:aOpm 1925 pm 9:lO pm
Trains and Sundays only.
All trims leave Savannah from Savannah and
Tybee depot, in s., +. and W. yard. east of pas
senger depot. Leave Tybee from Ocean House
Tickets on sale at depot ticket office and at
Eernandezs Cigar Store, corner Bull and
Broughton streets. c. O. HAlNES, Supt.
SAVANNAH July IS, 1857.
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SHIPPING.
ComPagnie Generate fransatlantique
--French Line TO Hawe.

RETWEEN New York and Havre, from pier
ID No. ~, y. F., foot OF Morton street Tray.
elers by this line avoid both transit BY English
railway and the discomfort az crossing tie
Channei N small boat. Special train leaving
the Company dock at Havre direct FOR Paris
on arrival q Steamers. Baggage checked al
New York through 20 Paris
Ia GAsCO3SE, sASrELLI, SATURDAY,
August Q, : 4 =.
la SORHAEDIE. DE RERsABIEc. sATUR-
DAY. August 49, sooS
LA BRETAGNE, DE JoUssE1Is. SATURDAY.
Aug. -. @ AZ
PRICE OF PASSAGE dncluding wine):
TO HAVREs-Frst Cabin Si2) 500 and $50.
Second Aabin. 80; Steerags from New York 10
Havre. -: steerage from New York to Paris.
- ~ i.lSndnE lyiue. bedding ana utensils.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent, Bowling Green,
foot q Broadway, New York
or y Q. SHAW, ESQ, - Bull street. MEssRs.
WILDER d CO. rs Bay street, ssyannah
a gents
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Charleston 4 Savannah Railway Co

CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa-
y vannah. Florida and Western Railway.
Trains leave ami arrive at Savannah by stand
ard time Goth meridian), which is ~ minutes
slower than city time
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Savannah, Florida & Western Railway

IAN trains on this road are run by Central
Standard Timel
TIME CARD IN EFFECT JUNE 49, 1887.
L Passenger trains on this road will run daily
as follows:
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RAILROADS.
s., I. and ". Ry. Coo. R. R.
and B. Co.
RAILROADS.

SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. 2, 1887.
THE connections via the Savannah Florida
L and Western Railway and Albany still be-
ing open for traffic all tickets reading via Cen
trail railroad will be honored on the trains of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway for Al
bany, Eufaula. Montgomery. Macon, Atlanta,
and points intermediate and beyond.
Central railroad at Savannah will sell tickets
via S., F. and w. 10 points as above.
SCHEDULES.
Leave Savannah Observation-Disclosures. 1870 p N
Arrive Albany. ..... ..................., l:22 m
Leave Albany OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1870 a III
Arrive Montgomery Observation-Disclosures. 7;10 a IN
Leave Savannah Observation-Disclosures. 1880 p nj
Arrive Macon. .......... ............... 9:l0 m
Arrive Atlanta Observation-Disclosures 100 y III
Leave Atlanta. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900 p m
Leave Macon Observation-Disclosures. 600 D N
Leave Albany. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES :a5 III
Arrive Savannah ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1905 D m
Leave Montgomery .................. 7:25 p IN
Leave Albany NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1:25 a III
Arrive Savannah Observation-Disclosures. 1905 D III
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THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap-
i pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti-
more as follows-city time:
VIM. LAWRENCE, Capt Snow, THURSDAY,
August 4, at p. IN.
WM. CRANE, Capt. BILLUPs, TUESDAY, Au
gust 0, at II A. NJ.
VIM. LAWRENCE, Capt Snow, MONDAY,
August 10, at 4 p. IN.
WM. CRANE. Capt. BILuPs, SATURDAY,
August 90 at a. N.
And from Baltimore on the days above named
at 3P. N.
Through bills lading given to all points West,
all the manufacturing towns in New England.
and TO ports Of the United Kingdom and the
Continent.
JAS. B. WEST & co, Agents,
III Bay street.
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RAILROADS.
s CHI E d IT L E
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
SAVANNAH. GA. Lnlv 4 1sg

SAVANNAH, GA, July 3, 1887.
ON and after this date Passenger Trains win
" run daily unless marked I, which are daily,
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains run.
is 81 minutes slower than Savannah city time:
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EOR SALE, Ola Newspapers, Just the thine
a Tor wrapper, ouly t ceuts hundred. goJ
tsr y cents, ~ the SEssResS csliee.
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the volume and momentum of water so
great. The current Of the river, however,
was twelve miles an hour, cqualing the
Father Of Waters in its force. The water
was thirty seven feet above the low water
mark, and was within ten inches OF the
highest point reached in 1870 The moon
furnished the only light.
Carrollton Ca Times: The editor of the
Times spent night with Absalom wilson,
an old citizen of HARRISON county last
week while attending court at Buchanan.
During our stay at Mr.. Wilson's he showed
US the Oldest almanac, we suppose, IN the
State. II is titled Father Abraham's' al
manac, and was published by Jacob John
son, in Philadelphia, in and for the year
1905 We also examined work for me
chanics, by Joseph Mexan, by biographer
10 the kings most excellent majesty,
and published in London in 1913.
This ancient work had "fs'
for ''ss. While mentioning old
things we will state that Miss s. 7. Wilson,
living on Snakes creek, has chest that was
brought over the ocean from Holland, and
is much over a hundred years old. Mrs. A.
$. c Chance, living at Fits post Office, has
Dutch Bible published in l7S2, another
book in 1855 The books are of the Dutch
language and are bound in leather In
place OF using pasteboard for backs wood
boards are used, and the backs are good
now. We noticed an English Bible pub
hshed in ISIS, and another Dutch book in
l795. Mrs. Chance has clock, that
seems from appearance TO be now, that
was brought from Germany over 100 years
ago. The clock is very pretty and not
break in it, Mr. Chance has Il jug that also
came across the deep over 100 years ago TO
North Carolina and was brought to Georgia
some fifty years ago We noticed small
basket that was made IN North Carolina
over fifty years ago, and also two spinning
wheels made about the same time in that
State. Mrs. Chance learned to spin on one
of these wheels about forty-seven years ago,
when she was only years old. The only
time-keeper Mr.. Chance has was made sixty
years ago in North Carolina and moved
there in lS4l The clock is now in good
order. We are informed that it has kept
good time since 1871 with the exception of a
part of one year The wife of the editor of
this paper has a baby dress that was made
for her grand father, Mr. S. p. Wilson,
about seventy-five years ago.
a new post Office has been established at
"Girth, the location of the store of F. L.
Brinson, below Alexander. The mail goes
via Waynesboro by carrier of route No
l5,262, or what is known as the Mobley
Pond route.
At Waynesboro Whitehead & Co
have bought out the drug department of
$. A Gray, and will consolidate the two
departments in their own commodious store
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ALBANY EYPEESS.

Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonvi
and st Louis via Thomasvile, Albany, MOI
gOmery and Nashville.
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EAST FLORIDA EXPRESS.

s.o4 y III Ar. .CnattahOochee. Nv ii 10 m
Pullman buffet cars 10 and from Jacksonvills
and New York, to and from Waycross and New
Orleans via Pensacola
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INDIA FAST MAIL

Monday and r, A.. Thurs and
Thurs . D m L'''' Aali pa'' Ar Sun nm
Tuesday and A., ~. VI. Wed. and
Friday p m Ar 'hey "eS0''L V I Sat D m
Wednes. and A., IT, Wed. and
Sat "a N ~ " liz ana - A' Sat. noon
Pullman buffet cars to and from New York
and Tampa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-08-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Agricultural implements have been
in such great demand in Manitoba that
nearly every dealer has completely sold
out.
1t is SHOWN by official returns that
the production of anthracite coal Ia
Pennsylvania the last fiscal year was
nearly thirty-six millions of tons.
The total number of postmasters re-
ceiving less than $1,000 per annum IS
50, 5S2. OF that number As, 003 are paid
between $400 and $500 year.
-"Jones, do you know 'Rienzi' $
Adress?' asked Smith. no, don't :"
was the reply, "but you might find it
in the directory. Pittsburgh Chron-
icEe.
1t must be hard on laxative
woman to marry barber. Whenever
she'd think she had the last word, he'd
be sure and have the 'next. "-CharIeS-
torn Enterprise.
The largest cornfeld in Florida is
found in Volusia County. 1t consists
of 800 acres and is what is known as
the old Starke plantation at Spring
Garden. 1t will yield from thirty to
fifty bushels per acre.
"A young hopeful of five summers
had stopped before toy shop while out
walking with his mamma. "You don t
mean to buy me that wooden horse,
mammal" "Why not, darling. It's
very pretty" o, yes, but it's too
cheap"
-Stranger-''My stars! There's a
land slide" Omaha Man-"Where?"
up there" Impossible. "It's
there, 1 tell you, going yet. Look!
Look!'' ooh! That's nothing but the
pumps throwing Missouri water into
the reservoir. - Omaha World.
Mrs. Mat Crawford, living near
Dranesvilie, Marion County, Ga, had
seventeen hogs killed by one stroke of
lightning one day last week. There
were twenty-one hogs all huddled up
near the house. After the lightning
flash only four We're found alive.
81 have a poem, SIR" he said to
the editor, (which, Unacceptable to you,
l would like to receive some remunera-
ton for" Certainly; if we use it we
will pay forit.'' ''What are you paying
for poetry?" IF it's good we give two
circus tickets"
The Macon (Ga,) library has an
elevator which carries the mail from
the street into one of the front windows.
When the carrier blows his whistle the
elevator drops to the sidewalk, the
mail is put in and into the library it
goes, and thus walk up the stairs is
saved.
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it seemed as if she could not bear it
The hours went so slowly she was glad
when mamma told her it was bedtime,
and she went to sleep thinking that
one day had gone. What a long, long
week that was!
Leslie came over every morning to
the gate, and threw her kisses, which
she returned with interest. 1t seemed
to Grace that she could never quarrel
with Leslie again, and that she should
be perfectly willing that he should have
his own way in every thing, if that
dreadful week would only come to an
end. And it really did at last.
Grace awoke early that morning and
could hardly eat her breakfast she was
so excited. She had just left the table
when Leslie rushed in. Papa and
mamma laughed over the joyful meet
ing.
Mamma said 1 could stay all the
morning." said Leslie, ''and you must
come over and stay this afternoon with
me-can't she, Aunt Jessie? Get all
your dolls, Grace, and We'll play they
are poor children, and take them
out into the country and give 'em a
jolly treat. I've saved up all my
money to get some peanuts and candy
mamma said could I've got eight
cents"
Hadn't you little rather play
'nagerie with your Noah's ark, Leslie?"
asked Grace, "cause l should like it
ever so much"
"May be Wen play that afterwards,
said Leslie; ''but hurry and get your
dolls and hat, cause we've got ever so
much playing to make up, you know.
Wen have just a splendid time
I'm so glad we can play together
again" said Grace, as she brought her
extensive family. ut seemed most as
if you were dead and twas dreadful;
but we won't ever lose any more weeks
will we Leslie?"
And they never did, for the lesson
did not need to be repeated. Julia D.
Peck, IN YOUTHS Companion.
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ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT.
The End Which All Breeders of livestock
Should Work For.

The kind of food furnished to Young
animals during the earliest part of their
existence has an important influence
on their character and usefulness in
after life. Nearly all breeds are just
what their respective breeders make Of
them, and the profit derived from their
culture is governed, to n great extent.
by the way they are fed and managed
when very young. Since so much of
their future usefulness and value in
after life depend upon their treatment
when young, it would amply pay the
breeder to give them a little extra at
tention at this time, and see that every
want is supplied in the best possible
manner.
The trouble generally is that the
breeder is too anxious to have his young
stock grow fast, and oftentimes he is
found forcing them along to early ma
turity with fattening food. This. will
give them sleek-looking appearance,
and this is Just what great many
breeders are working for, but which
really is detriment to the utility and
value of the stock in question. What
should be aimed at by all breeders in
raising their farm stock is large
frame well supplied with strong mus
cles, and of course this can only be OBJ
tanned to best advantage by feeding on
the right kind of food from the start.
Fatty food should always be guarded
against, as excessive flesh is quite bur-
densome tc the young animals, and not
what they should have at all.
1t is not the nature of young stock
to be overfat, and when they are found
in this condition it is a sure sign of
overlooking, or iniudicious feeding, to
say the least. The food they eat at
this stage Of their life should be of such
nature as TO develop bone and mis-
Gle rapidly, and this is the end wh,c.
all breeders ought to work for, rs il
much more profitable for all conccgl.
Farm, Field md StockDlaW.